Chapter 123 Italian Super Cup Held in Beijing

PS: Huh, today is over.

After writing eight chapters, I still owe a lot, and I will pay it back tomorrow. But as long as I see everyone's monthly pass, no matter how many chapters I write in a day, I will be full of fighting spirit!

thank you all!

There are still eight days, let us fight to the end!

After Chang Sheng said that his player's unit price was as low as 100 million euros, there were far fewer clubs that came to him to buy players.

Of course, there are also unbelievers, after clubs such as Chelsea.

They naturally got the same treatment as Chelsea.

But all clubs that want to buy Lazio players have received Lazio's return price of 100 million euros!

So, everyone lost their temper.

It is impossible for them to really buy a player with 100 million euros. There is no player in this world worth so much money.

Chang Sheng also devoted himself to training the team with his coaching staff.

This season, Lazio only has two players, but both of them are midfielders with important positions. In the mad dog tactics, the midfielder is the most important.

These two people naturally have to learn and adapt to the mad dog tactics from scratch, which takes a little effort and time.

The workload of the coaching staff is not much lower than last season.

They are experimenting with combinations of personnel.

For example, Gotze went to participate in the European Youth Championship held in Germany, so Candreva appeared in the position of winger many times in the warm-up matches and training, and partnered with David Silva to find the feeling.

There is also Belletti who came back from injury to play as a midfielder, because with Faraoni, Lazio already has three people at the right back position. In order not to waste the ability of every player, Changsheng let Belletti Instead of playing as a midfielder, he can also play as a midfielder when necessary.

In addition, Faraoni has also become a central defender with different central defenders many times in training and warm-up matches.

This is all to allow him to adapt to the different requirements of multiple positions. Whenever the team needs it. He'll be there right away and act like a draft pick.

this summer,

For Lazio, there is an important game.

This game is probably also very important for Chang Sheng.

Because this is the second time he has performed in front of his hometown crowd after becoming the head coach of a European club.

That is the 2009 Italian Super Cup held at the Bird's Nest in Beijing at 8:00 pm on August 8th!

This is no commercial show. This is the real Italian Super Cup.

Although the Italian Super Cup in the past was held when the league was about to start, this time is different. This is the result of the exchange and cooperation between Chinese and Italian football.

The vast majority of Italian Super Cups are held domestically, but there are also examples held abroad. For example, one session was held in the United States in 1993, and then another session was held in Libya and the United States.

So it is no surprise that the Italian Super Cup will be moved to Beijing.

But for the Chinese Chang Sheng, this Italian Super Cup may have a special meaning.

In 2009, the move of the Italian Super Cup to Beijing was decided long ago. At that time, Lazio had not yet won the league championship, nor had it won the Italian Cup.

So when the season ends. After the final result came out, the Chinese media and fans were all excited.

Let’s not talk about the competition between the two high-level teams, Inter Milan and Lazio, nor the popularity of Mourinho, a personality coach, but just say that Chang Sheng, their compatriot, can return to China to coach the game, that is a big deal What a gimmick!

Chang Sheng has been the top football coach in the world for a long time, but as his compatriots, Chinese fans can only witness their proud demeanor through TV broadcasts.

The last time he returned to China to participate in a competition was Valencia's China trip, but at that time Chang Sheng's influence and reputation in football were far less than they are now. At that time, he had not won the Champions League. Just some league titles and domestic cup titles.

He is also an excellent coach, and he is still a bit inferior compared to the real European coaches.

Who would have thought that after that trip to China. Chang Sheng went back and won the Champions League, and then became the most successful and famous head coach in Europe.

But after that, Chang Sheng never returned to China to play.

There is a saying in China that Chang Sheng is resistant to commercial competitions that require long distances.

The last time I returned to China to play with Valencia, it turned out that the season was extremely difficult. Various injuries emerged one after another.

In the end, it was surprising that he could still win the Triple Crown.

Chang Sheng has said more than once that he doesn't like this kind of business competition that travels more than 10,000 kilometers back and forth.

Although this is just a rumor, Chang Sheng really did not participate in a commercial competition away from home, whether in Rome or Lazio.

It stands to reason that as a Chinese, he enjoys great popularity in China. This is a good business opportunity, and it is impossible for smart businessmen to take advantage of his popularity.

Therefore, there should be many commercial competitions.

But Chang Sheng was stunned and never came to China again.

He went to Asia to compete in official competitions, such as the Club World Cup.

The Chinese market has always hoped that he can lead the team to play a few commercial games, but he never agreed.

This time, there was finally an invitation he could not refuse, and that was the Italian Super Cup.

This is a regular game and he has to participate, so he appeared in front of Chinese fans again.

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For the media and fans, there are too many gimmicks in this Super Bowl matchup. Chang Sheng’s return home is just one of them, and the rematch of two personality coaches is another.

Last season, the two had been entangled in the league until the thirty-fourth round of the league. It wasn't until Lazio defeated Inter Milan head-on that they were guaranteed to win the league championship.

As a loser, Mourinho's performance is also worthy of admiration and respect. Because he turned the soft-footed crab Inter Milan in Mancini's hands into an iron-blooded division.

Losing to Chang Sheng in the league, Mourinho must not be convinced. Now there is such an opportunity, the Italian Super Cup, he can beat Chang Sheng in China, proving that he is not worse than Chang Sheng.

But the attitudes of the two coaches towards the Super Cup held in Beijing are quite different.

Rumor has it that Chang Sheng, who doesn't like to come to China to participate in the competition, will return to China to play in the Super Bowl. No comments.

When interviewed by a Chinese reporter, he said: "Bird's Nest? That is a very beautiful stadium. I am looking forward to this game."

How does this mean that you don't want to go back to China to play?

His words can be regarded as dispelling a rumor. He didn't mean not to want to return to China to compete. Those Chinese media who used this reason to blackmail Changsheng are idiots this time, right?

And Mourinho does not like to go to China.

Just for a Super Cup, but he has to travel across the ocean to Beijing, in Mourinho's view. This is completely unnecessary. It is the Italian Football Association sacrificing the interests of the team for commercial interests.

In addition, he is worried about whether there is a high-level competition venue in Beijing. In his mind, China, with its low level of football, may not even be able to find a football field that meets the requirements of FIFA.

So in June, he flew to Beijing specifically to inspect the site conditions of the Beijing Bird's Nest Stadium, especially the turf.

He had to see it with his own eyes and step on it with his own feet. Only then can you rest assured.

This uneasy attitude is very obvious.

But Chang Sheng has no such worries at all. On the one hand, he is a Chinese. He is very clear that when China wants to concentrate on one thing, it will be so perfect. The Bird’s Nest can be regarded as the highlight of the sports world in Beijing. Naturally, there is no problem with the quality of the venue. Yes, after all, this game is not hosted by the Chinese Football Association. If it was the Chinese Football Association, I am afraid that Chang Sheng would have to fly back to inspect the quality of the turf...

On the other hand, he is a time traveler. It is very clear about the venue situation of this game. For a Super Bowl, that's no problem at all.

The tone is concerned about the quality of the turf in the bird's nest. It's better to train the team well.

In any case, as a Super Bowl game, he must fly to Beijing, more than 8,000 kilometers away, to play. The impact on the team does exist, and he must try to minimize this impact.

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On August 4th, the Lazio team boarded the plane from Rome. Fly to Beijing. After a journey of 8,145 kilometers, they landed at the Capital International Airport smoothly.

Historically, the 2009 Italian Super Cup was indeed played between Inter Milan and Lazio.

At that time Inter Milan was the league champion and Lazio was the Italian Cup champion.

However, Inter Milan was more popular at that time, and Jose Mourinho was also the darling of the media and fans.

Lazio is much bigger than Lazio.

Today the situation has changed.

Because in the past few years, Lazio's performance and results have been very strong. There are many stars who are popular with fans in the team, in addition to Chang Sheng, a famous coach who is quite popular in China. So this time, Lazio's people overwhelmed Mourinho and Inter Milan.

Although in China, there are still more Inter Milan fans...

There were about 300 Chinese fans who greeted Lazio at the airport.

There are nearly a hundred reporters.

Media from all over the country and even around the world have appeared here.

When Chang Sheng and Lazio came out, there were thunderous cheers at the scene.

More than three hundred fans wearing blue Lazio jerseys chanted: "Lazio! Lazio!"

Of course, Chang Sheng's name is also indispensable.

Despite looking tired, the Lazio players waved to the enthusiastic Chinese fans.

Perhaps it is because their boss is a Chinese, so they are very kind to Chinese fans.

This is in stark contrast to the previous Inter Milan.

At that time when Inter Milan arrived in Beijing, more than two hundred Chinese Inter Milan fans went to welcome them. Faced with the cheers of these Inter Milan fans, the equally tired Inter Milan players showed no expression and went straight to the waiting bus car and left the airport.

The Lazio fans got a response from the Lazio players.

Chang Sheng also frequently waved to those Chinese fans and reporters.

In fact, he also had a sense of vanity in his heart.

Homecoming...

I have been in Europe for ten years, and I have won two European Champions Cups, which is completely different from the obscurity when I left China.

There are so many people who like him and shout his name, which greatly satisfies his vanity. (to be continued...)